A massive fire has broken out at the capital's New Super Market shopping mall. The three-storey building houses some 1,300 shops.
The fire broke out at around 5:40am on Saturday (15 April), the Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
Total 28 firefighting units and firefighting teams of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are currently working to bring the blaze under control.
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A special team of the fire service was seen entering the market to control the spread of the fire. Also, a helicopter bucket of the Air Force was seen carrying water from the Dhaka College pond to fight the blaze.
As many as 12 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) platoons and 17 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) units (both uniformed and in plain clothes) are working on the spot to maintain traffic, law and order as well as to help the firefighting efforts.
Meanwhile, the traders of the New Super Market have expressed fear that their goods will get stolen, like what happened earlier this month in Bangabzar, if the affected area is not protected and controlled properly.
Many of them were seen evacuating the establishment carrying goods on their heads in large sacks to rickshaw vans and other modes of transportation.
Defence forces join 28 fire service units to fight New Super Market blaze
